Oceans

Aotearoa New Zealand’s marine biodiversity checklist has been updated, representing an increase of 3,630 known living species since the turn of the century.

A new study has comprehensively mapped the immediate after effects of the January 2022 eruption of Hunga Tonga - Hunga Ha’apai, highlighting the risks of similar events.

Kaharoa Voyages KAH 2303 & 2306

The NIWA Biodiversity Memoirs are comprehensive, definitive, illustrated reference works that capture the rigorous, peer-reviewed scientific study of New Zealand’s distinctive marine fauna and flora.

NIWA are studying the ocean off Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay to see how Cyclone Gabrielle has impacted the health of fisheries habitats and seabed ecosystems.

NIWA aims to provide the knowledge needed for the sound environmental management of our marine resources.

White sharks (Carcharodon carcharias)

The 2022 Tonga volcanic eruption triggered the fastest underwater flow ever recorded.

A new NIWA study in Wellington Harbour will help scientists find untapped drinking water around the world.

A new database describing marine species has been released to assist conservation.

Earlier this month, NIWA welcomed the Auckland University of Technology ‘Squid Squad’ – a team of scientists from the Lab for Cephalopod Ecology and Systematics – to unbox and categorise cephalopod species taken from voyages around the country.

Scientists have returned from a 14-day expedition to one of the most unexplored parts of the ocean.